You will not be eligible for extra credit if you are missing any work. If you are not happy with your grade, I suggest that you make sure you've rewritten any low essays and retaken any low test grades before you complete extra credit. If however, you feel you need the extra help, you may complete the following assignments (depending on which unit we're in). You will not be able to complete the extra credit for non fiction if we've already moved onto fiction. The extra credit is due by the day of the assessment. Please feel free to see me if you need any guidance.
Non Fiction Extra Credit
Read one of the following essays http://www.classicreader.com/browse/2/title/. Write an essay that states the main idea of the essay, what you thought of it, and what the historical context of the essay is. Fiction Extra Credit
Read two short stories by the same author (http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/). Write an essay that sums up both stories and then explains their differences and similarities.
Complete an independent reading worksheet for every book you read on your own.
Create a comic using bit strips (http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/) that shows the events of the story
Drama Extra Credit
Create a multimedia presentation (PowerPoint, MovieMaker) of works related to your play (songs, poems, stories, movies, books, etc.)
If you search YouTube, you'll see a lot of English classes who have also created their own videos of acts and scenes from plays. You could also do this as well.
Watch a play that's been made into a movie. Write a review of it. This gives you the guidelines for a good review: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/
Read a play and write a response (1 paragraph that sums up, 1 paragraph that is your opinion and 3 questions) to it. (http://www.classicreader.com/browse/7/title/)
Epic Extra Credit
Watch O Brother Where Art Thou and write a review that compares and contrasts this to the Odyssey
Watch the Hallmark film of the Odyssey and write a review that compares and contrasts this to the Odyssey
Create a collage of Greek mythology images and words
Go to http://www.classicreader.com/browse/3/title/ and read several fairy tales. Create a study guide (in whatever format you like) that explains the epic elements seen in fairy tales.
Create a movie for a myth, legend, tall tale that has audio of you reading the text End of Course Prep Go to**www.studyisland.com**and log in. Usernames are firstname.lastname.mhs. The default password is MHS123. You will be prompted to change this upon first login. If you've used it for another class, the password is the same. Complete as many activities as you can WELL. Don't speed through them, I can check that. This is an excellent way to review for the English EOC. Also: go to http://www.world-english.org/diagnostic_grammar.htm and http://www.prenhall.com/diagnostic_test/ and take the diagnostic to find out what you need help with
Non Fiction Extra Credit
Read one of the following essays http://www.classicreader.com/browse/2/title/. Write an essay that states the main idea of the essay, what you thought of it, and what the historical context of the essay is.
Fiction Extra Credit
Read two short stories by the same author (http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/). Write an essay that sums up both stories and then explains their differences and similarities.
Complete an independent reading worksheet for every book you read on your own.
Create a comic using bit strips (http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/) that shows the events of the story
Drama Extra Credit
Create a multimedia presentation (PowerPoint, MovieMaker) of works related to your play (songs, poems, stories, movies, books, etc.)
If you search YouTube, you'll see a lot of English classes who have also created their own videos of acts and scenes from plays. You could also do this as well.
Watch a play that's been made into a movie. Write a review of it. This gives you the guidelines for a good review: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/
Read a play and write a response (1 paragraph that sums up, 1 paragraph that is your opinion and 3 questions) to it. (http://www.classicreader.com/browse/7/title/)
Epic Extra Credit
Watch O Brother Where Art Thou and write a review that compares and contrasts this to the Odyssey
Watch the Hallmark film of the Odyssey and write a review that compares and contrasts this to the Odyssey
Create a collage of Greek mythology images and words
Go to http://www.classicreader.com/browse/3/title/ and read several fairy tales. Create a study guide (in whatever format you like) that explains the epic elements seen in fairy tales.
Create a movie for a myth, legend, tall tale that has audio of you reading the text
End of Course Prep
Go to **www.studyisland.com** and log in. Usernames are firstname.lastname.mhs. The default password is MHS123. You will be prompted to change this upon first login. If you've used it for another class, the password is the same.
Complete as many activities as you can WELL. Don't speed through them, I can check that. This is an excellent way to review for the English EOC.
Also: go to http://www.world-english.org/diagnostic_grammar.htm and http://www.prenhall.com/diagnostic_test/ and take the diagnostic to find out what you need help with